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Friday Links: July 31, 2015

July 31, 2015 By Heather Goss

The director of photography for New York magazine shares the story behind the cover image of the 35 women accusing Bill Cosby of assault and rape.
There’s an opening for a curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery.
Professional photographers explain why you should pursue personal projects, not just assignments.
CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year contest is looking for images that fit the theme ‘Cities at Work’. Deadline is TODAY, July 31.
Vanessa Marsh’s photograms look like gorgeous starry nights.
ASMP has been lobbying hard for copyright reform, and last week submitted their response that makes the argument for, among other issues, remedies that better address the proliferation of online aggregators that reproduce images without credit or permission. Read the rest at their website.
PetaPixel lists some rangefinders good for the beginner photographer.
If you haven’t yet seen the #FindTheGirlsOnTheNegatives hashtag, click through and see if you can help identify the women in these beautiful found medium format negatives.
Death of the Dead Sea: As its waters vanish, hundreds of sinkholes are devouring the shoreline.
Hungover? Prints not greasy enough? Get this KFC bucket that prints instant photos and solve all your problems.
Tonkey the bear coat sharpei is your adorable Instagram follow for the week.

Friday Links: July 24, 2015

July 24, 2015 By James Calder

Leica Store DC will present a photography slideshow projection in Blagden Alley showcasing a series of emerging and established local photographers, Thursday, July 30, 8 to 10 p.m.
This is your last weekend to see “In the Light of the Past: Twenty-Five Years of Photography” at the National Gallery of Art.
Kyle Cassidy took portraits of the scientists who helped make those groundbreaking Pluto photos possible.
Want to work as the photojournalist for America’s Test Kitchen?
Yannis Behrakis documents the plight of pensioners impacted by Greece’s financial crisis.
In 1949, LIFE went behind the scenes to document the fashionable, high-flying lifestyle of the independent women at “the home of the American circus” in Sarasota, Florida.
Here’s what happens when a celeb says no to a nude shoot.
Michael Borek’s penchant for old and quiet places took him to a lace factory where generations of immigrants toiled, including Hillary Rodham Clinton’s grandfather.
The neurotic, sexy, and gross world of food-eating competitions.
Flickr is bringing back “Pro” options: benefits include analytics and no ads.
A manatee was spotted in the Chesapeake Bay.

Friday Links: July 17, 2015

July 17, 2015 By Heather Goss

The photos that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft took of Pluto this week were the latest in a long line of first up-close shots taken of the planets in our solar system.
Speaking of first shots: When Clyde Tombaugh announced that he discovered Pluto in 1930, astronomers rushed to see if they’d imaged it unknowingly. This 1909 photograph might be the first picture ever taken of the dwarf planet.
Thursday marked the anniversary of the 1979 uranium mill accident in Church Rock, New Mexico – the largest of its kind in US history. DC-based photographer Keith Lane reports on the incident and the legacy of uranium mining on the Navajo Nation.
Sustainable DC closed its Climate Photo contest last week, and now they’re asking you to vote for the winner.
Here’s the Leica Store DC’s Oskar Barnack Wall winning photograph for July, shot by Vania Arhipkin.
Newspaper sends cartoonist to Foo Fighters Concert to protest photo contract.
Paolo Pellizzari doesn’t make images like other sports photographers. Rather than strive to get as close as possible to the action, he tries to capture what he calls “human landscapes.”
In February and July of 2015, the National Museum of African American History and Culture released the first three parts in a multi-volume collection of books featuring some of the most definitive photographs that chronicle the black American experience for more than a century as part of its “Double Exposure” series.
While cities expand and encroach on the surrounding countryside, nature is being pushed back. These bridges, ladders and byways have been built to enable wildlife to travel safely and freely in an urbanising world.
The zoo in Tacoma, Washington has a quadruplet of ridiculous cute clouded leopard cubs.

Friday Links: July 10, 2015

July 10, 2015 By James Calder

Artomatic has found a 90,000 square foot space in Prince George’s County for this fall. Get a preview of the space tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is about to give humanity our first up-close look at Pluto when it whizzes by next Tuesday, July 14, after nearly 10 years in space. The first high-res images will reach Earth around 9:30pm Eastern that night, but for now we can enjoy this spectacular view of Pluto and its moon Charon taken on July 8.
You can now view a large collection of OCR scanned Leica Photography magazines on Google Drive; nearly 70 are available, back to 1949.
Humans of New York has 10 times more followers on Facebook than the most-followed newspaper has on all social media combined. But when does the personal touch that makes him so popular reveal an uncomfortable lack of accountability that a real photojournalist would have?
Enter Sustainable DC’s “DC Climate Photo Contest” by July 12.
Stunning images of the survival techniques and defensive adaptations of caterpillars by New England-based naturalist and photographer Samuel Jaffe.
Russian Photographer Ralph Mirebs discovered the sad ruins of the Soviet space shuttle program at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
And if sad images of abandoned places are your thing, but you like an added touch of creepiness, these photos of abandoned amusement parks should be just your cup of tea.
Decked out in natty suits and flowing dresses, locals and visitors from across Central and South America travelled to attend the 9th International Festival Danzon in Havana, Cuba.
Across five years, five countries and 11 music festivals, Australian photographer Nic Bezzina has documented one constant – the raw emotion expressed by festival-goers.
Dronestagram’s photo contest winners soar to “change the way we see the world.”
Your Instagram photos are now being stored at a higher resolution.
Selfie-stick + lightning = Darwin Awards nominee?

Friday Links: July 2, 2015 (Special Thursday Edition)

July 2, 2015 By Heather Goss

Watching the fireworks in Arlington, VA by Kevin Wolf

Since we have a long weekend ahead of us, we’ve got a special Thursday edition of Friday Links for you. Don’t forget to join us next Wednesday for our July happy hour at The Brixton on U Street.

Yes, of course there’s a Google “Sheep” view.
The incredible Tuesday night storm woke most of us up around the D.C. area. Here’s what the non-stop lightning looked like in this 5-minute timelapse by Kaitlin Walsh.
Selfie enthusiasts rejoice: The White House has lifted its photography ban.
New York Times staff photographer Ruth Fremson takes a look back at the women — and men — who helped open the door for female photographers.
What happened to the 9-year-old girl smoking in Mary Ellen Mark’s photo? NPR found out.
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef gets a health check-up from UNESCO.
Enter your best street photography into this new contest by Acuity Press. Deadline August 11.
Exposed pal Brian Mosley, whose spectacular fireworks photographs have won our annual contest more than once (including last year), gives his advice on how to take your own.
From Tornado Alley to the Midwest, photographer Jody Miler races across America chasing supercell storms that spawn tornadoes.
Wedding photographer slips and falls, still snaps shot on the way down. The range of reactions in the subjects’ faces is priceless.
A Phoenix man creepily hacked into a security camera in an unknown town to create a photo series called “The New Town.”
Primordial Landscapes: Iceland Revealed is a collaborative exhibit by a photographer and geophysicist/poet opening at National Museum of Natural History this week, and looks awesome.
We’re big fans of the beautiful birds (and beautiful photos) at @AvianRecon. Inspired by the World Cup, they’re having an #InstaBirdBracket right now. Go follow along and vote for your favorite owl or raptor. (Psst: It’s this one.)